Relatives and friends remember St. Augustine alumnus killed in New Orleans shooting

Relatives and friends remember St. Augustine alumnus killed in New Orleans shooting

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Updated: 12:23 PM CDT Jun 6, 2017

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WEBVTT NOW THE ST. AUG FAMILY DESRCIBEDHIM AS BEING FUL OF LIFE, AND HEWILL BE MISSED BY MANY.IN THE POURING RAN.ST. AUG ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OFZACHARY NELSON EMOTIONAL AS THEYMEET ON TULANE AVENUE NEAR SOUTHTELEMACHUS STREET MONDAY.WE ARE GOING TO RE-CONSECRATETHIS SPOT.AUBRY: IT'S SAME SPOT WHEREINVESTIGATORS FOUND HIS BODYEARLY SATURDAY MORNING.>> WHEN ONE OF US HURTS, WE ALLHURTAND THIS LOSS IS TREMENDOUSESPECIALLY TO THE CURRENT, STUDENTS.AUBRY: NELSON WAS A KICKER FORST. AUG'S FOOTBALL TEAM.HE GRADUATED IN 2014, THE SAMEYEAR VALENCIA RICARD'S SONENROLLED INTO THE SCHOOL.VALENCIA: IT IS ALMOSTIMPOSSIBLE TO PUT THAT SENTIMENTINTO WORDS.WHAT I WILL SAY IS, FOR ME,THEY'RE ALL MY SONS.EVERY ST. AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENT HAS THEIR PURPLE MOM,THEIR SCHOOL MOM, THEIR FOOTBALLGAME MOM.AUBRY: TROY LADMIRAULT GRADUATEDWITH NELSON.TROY: IF I REMEMBER ONE THING,HE WAS FUN LOVING.AUBRY: INVESTIGATORS SAY GUNFIREERUPTED OUTSIDE A LARGE PARTYTHAT NELSON WAS ATTENDING.IN TOTAL, FIVE PEOPLE WERE SHOT.ONLY TWO SURVIVED.PATRICK: TO BE PERFECTLY HONESWITH YOU, WE COME AS A SOCIETY,HAVE BECOME NUMB TO THESESITUATIONS.THAT WAS MY INITIAL -- I AMGUILTY OF HAVING THAT INITIALREACTION, BUT AS IT SET IN, ANDTHE GRAVITY OF IT ALL STARTS TOWEIGH.AUBRY: THIS IS SURVEILLANCEVIDEO FROM A NEARBY BUSINESS,SHOWING CROWDS RUNNING FROM THESCENE OF THE DEADLY SHOOTING.SHEDRICK: THIS CITY IS IN NEEDOF A SPIRITUAL CLEANSING.AUBRY: AND AS THE PURPLE KNIGHOF ST. AUG MOURN, THEY GIVE THISMESSAGE TO WHOEVER WAS BEHINDTHE TRIGGER.

Relatives and friends remember St. Augustine alumnus killed in New Orleans shooting